Fire crews in western Montana depart to fight California wildfires

MISSOULA, Mont. - The Bitterroot National Forest sent a fire crew to help fight wildfires in California.

A 20-person crew left Thursday morning for the NEU Wind Complex fires near Grass Valley, CA.

The crew is made up of firefighters from the Stevensville, West Fork, and Darby/Sula Ranger Districts as well as helitack, helicopter-delivered fire resources, crew members and students from the Trapper Creek Job Corp Center.